Iron cord support



Feb. 27, 1951 p A. G. TEN EYCK 2,543,613

IRON CORD SUPPORT Filed Oct. 22, 1945 INVENTOR. flzy/ren 4' 7E2? 14Patented Feb. 27, 1951 [TED STAT PATENT GFFICE IRGN CORD SUPPORT AndrewG. Ten Eyck, Detroit, Mich. Application October 22, 1945, Serial No.623,732

4 Claims.

This invention relates to electric iron cord supports or holders andparticularly to a device attachable to an ironing board, table or thelike and having means for supporting the flexible cord of an electriciron above the ironing surface so as not to interfere with the operationof the iron.

[in object of the invention is to provide an improved holder or supportfor the flexible cord of an electric iron which is of relatively simple,light and inexpensive construction, efficient and practicable in use andadapted to be mounted on the ironing board or table at any convenientlocation along the side or at the end thereof.

'A further object of the invention is to provide an improved supportingdevice for an electric iron conductor cord embodying an upright swinging standard carrying at its upper end an inextensible, flexible cord,string or the like of suitable length attachable at its end to theconductor cord, said standard being pivotally mounted at its lower endso as to swing to and fro against the action of a spring in responsetomotion imparted to the inextensible cord during the ironing operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a yieldable support orcarrier for an electric iron conductor cord effective to hold the cordabove the ironing surface free of interference with the iron and inwhich the improved construction is such that a minimum of resistance isimposed on the operator in manipulating the iron, provision being madefor varying the effective effort of the yieldable supporting means so asto substantially counterbalance the weight of the iron cordr Otherobjects of this invention will appear in Fig. 2 is an enlarged sideelevation, partly broken away, illustrating the holder shown in Fig. 1.g

Fig. 3 is a plan View, partly in section, taken substantially-throughlines 3- 3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows. V I

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken substantially through lines 4-4-of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Before explaining in detail the present invention it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited in its application to the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and ofbeing practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to beunderstood that the phraseology' or terminology employed herein is forthe purpose of description and notof limitation.

The iron cord support or holder of the present invention is adapted tobe mounted upon any suitable support having an ironingsurface and in thepresent instance is illustrated as mounted at one end of a conventionalironing board it having the usual folding supporting legs I I. The cordsupport or holder, embodying the present invention and illustrated byway of example in the drawings, comprises a base or supporting block 52formed of suitable material. instance the base I2 is molded from plasticmaterial and formed at its front side with a longi-i. tudinal slot oropening it into which extends the lower end of an upright standard orrod M which is also preferably formed of plastic material. The lower endof the standard M is pivoted within the slot I3 by means of a transversepin [5, thus permitting the standard to swing to and fro in a verticalplane. The guide slot 3 for the standard M has a width correspondingsubstantially to the diameter of the standard It so as to permit thelatter to swing between the parallel'edges I3a of the guide slot Whileat the same time holding and bracing the standard against lateraltilting movement. The material of the base i2 is under-cut at it at therear of. the guide slot 13 so as to provide a recess into. which thelower terminal end of the standard M may project when the standard isswung down to a horizontal position for storage when not in use. Whenthus positioned horizontally, as shown in dotted lines in Fig." 4, thelower end of the standard or rod M will engage the overhanging wall lSaof the under-cut recess 16 and at'the' same time the rod will passbetween a pair' of embossments ll which will spread apart sum-- cientlyto permit passage of therod l4 therebetween. These embossments I! willthus yield-1 ingly hold the rod or standard in its horizontal position.I V V Swinging motion of the rod or standard [4, such as from the fullline to the dotted line position 'of Fig.2, is resisted by means of alight tension spring l8 having its lower end 18a hooked beneath andanchored to a projecting lug l9 and having its upper hooked end [8banchored in In the present any one of a series of vertically spacednotches 20 cut in the front side of the standard or rod I4. It will beapparent from this construction that the degree of resistance exerted bythe spring l8 to the forward swinging motion of the standard 14 may bevaried and regulated by varying the height of the connection of the endl8b of the spring with the standard I 4, this being accomplished bymoving the hooked end of the spring from one notch 20 to another. Thus,the higher the point of connection of the end l8b of the spring with therod I4 the greater will be the resistance exerted by the spring.

Loosely attached to the upper end of the. rod or standard I 4 is aninextensible cord or string 2| of suitable length, the upper end of thestring being passed through a hole or eye. 22 in the. standard andknotted at its end so as to prevent withdrawal of the cord when alongitudinal pull is exerted thereon. After the holder has been mountedin suitable position upon the ironing board Ill, as illustrated in Fig.1, the lower end of the string or cord 2| may be looped around andslidingly' attached to the electric cord or conductor 213 of an electriciron 24, this conductor cord at its end being plugged into a socket 25in the usual manner. For the purpose of releasably clamping the base l2to the edge of the ironing board I0, either along the side or endthereof, a clamping plate 26' is secured in underlying position to thebase l2 as by means of screws 2?. This plate is of general U-shapehaving a depending end portion 28 terminating at its lower end in aforwardly bent spring clamping member 29. From this construction it willbe seen that the spring clamp may be forced over the edge of the ironingboard to yieldingly grip the same and firmly hold the base l2 in thedesired position.

It is important to note that by virtue of the present invention the ironcord will be supported above the ironing surface out of the path of' theiron in all ironing positions thereof. Furthermore, by suspending theiron cord from the top of the carrier rod or standard through the mediumof the string or cord 21 no appreciable 1 to note that the iron cordduring use of the iron is not subject to friction, bending or twistingat any point in its length and, hence, no wear on the cord results fromthe use of the present holder. By suspending the iron cordfrom the endof the string 2| it is possible to utilize a standard of minimum height,since the standard or carrier rod need swing through only a portion of.the arc which would otherwise be necessary if the iron cord wereconnected directly to the upper end of the standard. The present devicealso has the advantage of being useful in supporting an iron cord ofstandard length regardless of whether the iron is used with a cordattached at its end by a base plug or a wall plug or isused with a dropcord.

-:Iclaim: v

1. An iron cord support comprisin a base, a standard having its lowerend extending within a slot in the base and pivoted thereto within theslot, said standard being guided for swinging mo tion in one directionby the parallel sides of said slot, a tension spring connected at oneend to the base and adapted to be adjustably connected at its oppositeend to the standard for yieldingly holding the standard in uprightposition, and a length of cord or string depending from the upper end ofthe standard and attachable to an iron cord for suspending the same overan ironing board at a distance below the upper end of the standard.

2. An iron cord support comprising a base, a standard having its lowerend extending within a slot in the base and pivoted thereto within theslot, said standard being guided for swinging motion in one direction bythe parallel sides of said slot, a tension spring connected at one endto the base and selectively connectable at its opposite end in any oneof a plurality of spaced notches in the side of said standard, and alength of cord or string depending from the upper end of the standardfor suspending an iron cord therefrom and effective to support the ironcord over an ironing board a substantial distance be.-

low the upper end of said standard.

3. An iron cord support comprising a base, a standard having its lowerend extending within a slot in the base and pivoted thereto within theslot, said standard being guided for swinging motion in one direction bythe parallel sides of said slot, a tension spring connected at one endto the base and adapted to be adjustably connected at its opposite endto the standard for yieldingly holding the standard in upright position,and a length of cord or string depending from the upper end of thestandard and attachable to an iron cord for suspending the same over anironing board at a distance below the upper end of the. standard, saidslot being open at one end and said standard being swingable intohorizontal position within said slot.

4. An iron cord support comprising a base, a standard having its lowerend extending within a slot in the base and pivoted thereto within theslot, said standard being guided for swinging motion in one direction bythe parallel sides of said slot, a tension spring connected at one endto the base and adapted to be adjustably connected at its opposite endto the standard for yieldingly holding the standard in upright position,a length of cord or string depending from the upper end of the standardand attachable to an iron cord for suspending the same over an ironingboard at a distance below the upper end of the standard, said slot beingopen at one end and said standard being swingable into horizontalposition within said slot, and means on the base for holding thestandard in said horizontal position.

ANDREW G. TEN E'YCK.

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